LOUISIANA REAL ESTATE COM'N v. BUTLER

No. CA 04-1514.

899 So.2d 151 (2005)

LOUISIANA REAL ESTATE COMMISSION v. Brett C. BUTLER, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

April 6, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arlene Carimi Edwards, Delatte, Edwards & Marcantel, Baton Rouge, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee, Louisiana Real Estate Commission.

Benjamin Wakefield Mount, Bergstedt & Mount, Lake Charles, LA, for Defendants/Appellees, Edward F. Crocker, Jr., Trudy Crocker.

Kenneth Michael Wright, Attorney at Law, Lake Charles, Ike Amos Hobaugh, Wright & Moreno, Lake Charles, LA, for Defendants/Appellants, Brett C. Butler, Elizabeth A. Butler.

Court composed of OSWALD A. DECUIR, MICHAEL G. SULLIVAN, and BILLY HOWARD EZELL, Judges.


EZELL, Judge.

This is a concursus matter arising out of a contract to buy a home. The buyers, Dr. Brett Butler and his wife, Elizabeth, appeal the decision of the trial court awarding the sellers, Dr. Edward Crocker and his wife Trudy, a $12,500.00 deposit for the failure to complete the transaction. For the following reasons, we affirm the decision of the trial court.

The Crockers owned a home in Lake Charles which...

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